Business Services
It's our business to know your business
Business Services at Freeths
In a complex commercial world, we understand that you want practical solutions, which deliver real results.
Freeths don’t just provide legal advice. We proactively get to know your business as a whole. Our clients tell us they regard us as business people primarily, rather than just lawyers.
Working with us can add true value, whether you’re a local SME or a global corporation, through cost effective advice tailored to your business to help you to achieve your goals.
Legal expertise with a commercial focus
With an expert for every area of commercial law, we can deliver a complete package of legal services.
From our specialists in IT & Data, to our extensive Intellectual Property and Employment teams – Freeths offer answers, not options. We are renowned for both our technical excellence and common sense.
Freeths offer a full spectrum of services, including specialist advice regarding Competition, Health & Safety and Reputation Management. As well as an extensive breadth of expertise, we offer in-depth knowledge.
You can trust us to understand every aspect of your business, including areas you may not expect.
Why choose Freeths?
- As “business people first and lawyers second” we understand what you want to achieve
- We are a large full-service law firm, with specialists who can handle every aspect of your business needs
- You can trust us to provide a prompt yet fully bespoke service, tailored to your commercial needs
- We employ friendly, approachable lawyers who are committed to building a partnership with you
- Our thoroughly qualified and experienced teams rank highly in independent legal directories
Freeths have 13 distinctive offices around the UK, each with long standing relationships with local companies.
Practical advice tailored to your industry
Our cross-industry experience ensures that you will find a lawyer familiar with your particular concerns. You can rely on us to point out upcoming challenges in Retail, Health & Care, the Public Sector or Drinks, Hospitality & Leisure. We appreciate what is important to you, and our specialists provide beneficial training and fresh insight of market trends.
Click here to find out more about our core sectors and specialist areas.
Don’t just take our word for it
“Professional practice providing proactive and clearly presented legal advice to a range of clients. Fast to respond, friendly and reputable.” The Legal 500, 2023
“Freeths perform extremely strongly in all the matters upon which we seek their advice, in particular complex and sophisticated matters.” Chambers & Partners, 2023
“First-class customer service, responsive, technically strong and go the extra mile.” The Legal 500, 2023
“Advice has consistently been high, with an ability to handle casework where multiple claims are being raised.” Chambers & Partners, 2023
“The team at Freeths are incredibly personable, knowledgeable, patient and offer an exceptional service.” The Legal 500, 2023
“The team is very able at managing simple issues with care and attention, and very complex and fluid cases in a sophisticated and commercial manner.” Chambers & Partners, 2023
Who we work with
Tarmac, Aldi, Experian, Lloyds Bank, Motorpoint Group, Travis Perkins, Polestar, Royal Air Forces Association, Hotel Chocolat, Wickes, Center Parcs, Campbell Soup, Crown Estate, Deloitte, Bellway Homes, Portmeirion, Birmingham Metropolitan College, 2 Sisters Food Group, Eddie Stobart, LNT Group, Poundstretcher, NatWest, Luton Airport, Cambridge City Council, Royal Shakespeare Company, Funeral Services Partnership, KPMG, Casual Dining Group, Hillview Garden Centres, Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars, Noble Foods, JRB Automotive, BMW, Ultra Electronics Pension Trustee Company, British Psychological Society, Carers Trust East Midlands, Cancer Research UK, Blue Cross, RSPCA, Care UK, University of Nottingham, Oakdene Investments, NHS Shared Business Services, BUPA, Birmingham City Council
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Business Services Lawyers
Richard Beverley
Managing Partner
0345 634 2577
Philippa Dempster
Managing Partner
0207 440 5841
Chris Freeston
Managing Partner
0345 634 1725
Lisa Gilligan
Managing Partner
0345 272 5723
John May
Managing Partner
0345 634 2542
Andrew Nichol
Managing Partner
0345 166 6316
Adam Watson
Managing Partner
0345 050 3630
Simon Abbott
Partner
0345 272 5734
Patrick Adie
Partner
0345 050 3273
Christopher Ainsworth
Partner
0345 271 6757
Perveen Akhter
Partner
0345 030 5747
Chris Ali
Partner
0345 634 2609
Leon Arnold
Partner
0345 166 6330
Phil Baigent
Partner
0345 634 9799
Simon Baigent
Partner
0345 274 6903
Mitchell Ball
Partner
0345 077 9675
Liz Banks
Partner
0345 030 5744
Simon Barker
Partner
0345 634 2583
Helen Bates
Partner
0345 126 4376
Clare Bellis
Partner
0186 578 1058
James Berry
Partner
0114 263 9483
Iain Bowler
Partner
0345 030 5767
Claire Boyce
Partner
0345 274 6947
Adam Boyd
Partner
0345 271 6773
Paul Brailsford
Partner
0345 050 3676
Michael Bray
Partner
0345 126 3775
Mark Brown
Partner
0345 271 6764
Tom Brown
Partner
0345 634 9807
Robert Bruce
Partner
0345 128 6958
Paul Burnley
Partner
0345 017 8381
Joey Byrne
Partner
0345 634 2543
Jill Carey
Partner
0345 634 2548
Shashi Chambers
Partner
0345 271 6770
Lindsey Clegg
Partner
0345 030 5793
Richard Coates
Partner
0345 128 7972
Peter Crawford
Partner
0345 030 5851
Francis Dalton
Partner
0345 128 6954
Graeme Danby
Partner
0345 634 2545
Heather Davies
Partner
0345 050 3619
Iain Davis
Partner
0186 578 1144
James Dyson
Partner
0345 128 7995
Adam Edwards
Partner
0345 274 6909
Nigel Gardner
Partner
0345 128 6969
Mike Gilmour
Partner
0345 274 6944
Thomas Golding
Partner
0345 050 3647
Mark Gradwell
Partner
0345 050 3602
Graham Greenfield
Partner
0345 274 6904
Adrian Hackett
Partner
0345 077 9601
Ed Hall
Partner
0345 073 8559
Mark Harris
Partner
0345 404 4102
James Hart
Partner
0345 274 6811
James Hartley
Partner
0345 077 9581
John Heaphy
Partner
0345 634 9782
Katie Hillier
Partner
0345 073 8551
Simon Hobbs
Partner
0190 835 0200
Nathan Holden
Partner
0345 077 9646
Chris Holwell
Partner
0345 050 3667
Rebecca Howlett
Partner
0345 166 6338
Lottie Hugo
Partner
0345 126 3470
Oliver Jackson
Partner
0345 128 7985
Balvinder Jaj
Partner
0186 578 1063
Karl Jansen
Partner
0345 634 9780
Alex Johnson
Partner
0345 077 9643
Benjamin Jones
Partner
0345 274 6920
Kim Jones
Partner
0345 166 6274
John Kelly
Partner
0345 050 3687
Atiyya Khaliq
Partner
0345 050 3604
Clare King
Partner
0345 128 6950
David Lane
Partner
0345 050 3684
James Larmour
Partner
0345 017 1122
Stephen G Lewis
Partner
0345 274 6842
Rena Magdani
Partner
0345 272 5715
David Marsden
Partner
0345 404 1757
Andrew Maxwell
Partner
0345 128 6997
Matt McBride
Partner
0345 274 6949
George Metcalfe
Partner
0345 030 5709
Sarah Moore
Partner
0345 050 3697
Amy Morley
Partner
0345 050 3669
Philip Myers
Partner
0345 030 5758
Dahren Naidoo
Partner
0345 030 5743
Bob Neal
Partner
0345 634 1729
Mark Neale
Partner
0345 077 9626
Sam Pancholi
Partner
0345 274 6848
Clive Pearce
Partner
0345 128 6990
Stephen Pearson
Partner
0345 274 6900
Kevin Pinkerton
Partner
0345 634 2560
David Potter
Partner
0345 274 6819
Isobel Radford
Partner
0345 050 3610
Will Richmond-Coggan
Partner
0186 578 1004
Gillian Roberts
Partner
0345 050 3611
Tom Rowley
Partner
0345 050 3206
Ian Rowson
Partner
0345 050 3627
Harjit Saund
Partner
0345 272 5736
Rebecca Sawbridge
Partner
0345 634 2589
Emily Settle
Partner
0345 126 4366
Emna Sfar-Gandoura
Partner
0345 274 6917
Penny Simpson
Partner
0345 017 1133
Christopher Sing
Partner
0345 017 1345
Leo Skinner
Partner
0345 271 6755
Jon Smart
Partner
0345 050 3650
Gary Smith
Partner
0345 271 6740
Matt Stephens
Partner
0345 073 8558
Malin Svanberg Larsson
Partner
0345 166 6335
Ian Tempest
Partner
0345 274 6818
Paul Thorogood
Partner
0345 274 6820
Paul Tomkins
Partner
0345 050 3260
Lisa Wallis
Partner
0345 128 6952
Patrick Whetter
Partner
0186 578 1145
Richard Williams
Partner
0345 030 5737
Darren Williamson
Partner
0345 634 1742
Louise Wilson
Partner
0345 073 8583
Guy Winfield
Partner
0345 050 3631
Rachael Yates
Partner
0345 077 9578
Mohammed Abbas
Director
0345 274 6946
Emma Anderson
Director
0345 272 5712
Mark Bassett
Director
0345 030 5748
Laura Brown
Director
0186 578 1060
Henry Clappison
Director
0345 634 2571
Martin Cork
Director
0345 077 9617
James Cowell
Director
0345 271 6751
Laura Czapski
Director
0186 578 1168
Natalie Drought
Director
0345 271 6752
Tristan Duncan
Director
0345 166 6301
Simon Ellis
Director
0345 128 7983
Nichola Faith
Director
0345 404 1756
Jade Flint
Director
0345 050 3698
Leanne Fryer
Director
0345 077 9645
Ben Gant
Director
0345 077 9654
Julie Grimble
Director
0345 077 9625
Miles Hacking
Director
0345 073 8553
Robert Hill
Director
0345 274 6924
Michael Hoskins
Director
0345 634 2584
Lynne Ingram
Director
0345 126 4387
Lucy Jackson
Director
0345 404 1739
Helen Jones
Director
0345 274 6912
Matthew Kelly
Director
0345 634 2564
David Laurence
Director
0345 128 6982
Emma Medina-Wallace
Director
0345 404 1755
Kishan Pattni
Director
0345 070 3811
Edward Pickard
Director
0345 050 3608
Toby Pochron
Director
0345 404 4186
Fiona Powell
Director
0345 272 5719
Imogen Randall
Director
0345 077 9582
Kishen Ravalia
Director
0345 077 9659
Kirstin Roberts FCIWM
Director
0345 166 6299
Ciara Sweeney
Director
0345 404 4134
Matthew Switzer
Director
0345 634 1738
Amanda Trewhella
Director
0345 128 6993
Caroline Wofinden
Director
0345 274 6862
Guy Berwick
Consultant
0345 050 3661
Deryck Houghton
Consultant
0345 070 3810
Raymond Joyce
Consultant
0345 634 2578
Ian Payne
Consultant
0345 050 3626
Masood Ahmed
Managing Associate
0186 578 1205
Paul Berwick
Managing Associate
0345 050 3286
Paul Brown
Managing Associate
0186 578 1020
Katherine Burge
Managing Associate
0186 578 1081
Louise Burnett
Managing Associate
0345 050 3674
Isobel Callaghan
Managing Associate
0345 404 4175
Dominic Canning
Managing Associate
0345 126 4379
Maxine Chenoweth
Managing Associate
0345 128 7961
Joei Chung
Managing Associate
Rachel Clarke
Managing Associate
0345 050 3634
Zac Clayton
Managing Associate
0345 128 7963
Matthew Cooper
Managing Associate
0345 271 6776
Danielle Dale
Managing Associate
0345 077 9644
Andrew Dashwood-Begg
Managing Associate
0186 578 1021
Richard Fitzmaurice
Managing Associate
0345 274 6892
Matt Fraser
Managing Associate
0345 634 2563
Nikki Guest
Managing Associate
0345 009 8389
Alison Heathcote
Managing Associate
0345 404 1718
Tom Holden
Managing Associate
0345 271 6772
Carl Holmes
Managing Associate
0345 274 6910
Toni Hudson
Managing Associate
0345 166 6266
Beth Jenkins
Managing Associate
0345 077 9657
Lucy Johnson
Managing Associate
0345 128 7977
Victoria Jones
Managing Associate
0345 272 5721
Li Yen Lim
Managing Associate
0345 050 3668
Michaela Mason
Managing Associate
0345 050 3660
Jessica Matthews
Managing Associate
0345 166 6261
Frances McKinnon
Managing Associate
0345 274 6857
Daniel McNally
Managing Associate
0345 030 5728
Josh Middleton
Managing Associate
0345 128 7955
Michael Miller
Managing Associate
0345 073 8552
Rob Morris
Managing Associate
0345 077 9655
Sarah Norton
Managing Associate
0345 050 3600
Hurmus Oltan
Managing Associate
0345 272 5716
Laura Owens
Managing Associate
0345 274 6843
Vicky Pritchard
Managing Associate
0345 050 3609
Andrew Rathi
Managing Associate
0345 274 6923
Jennifer Roe
Managing Associate
0345 404 1735
Mona Schroedel
Managing Associate
0186 578 1057
Michaela Selvester
Managing Associate
0345 077 9662
Julie Sims
Managing Associate
0345 077 9677
Danielle Sinclair
Managing Associate
0345 030 5798
Naomi Spring
Managing Associate
0345 030 5782
Zalena Vandrewala
Managing Associate
0345 077 9613
Shradha Virji
Managing Associate
0345 166 6264
Polly Wisner
Managing Associate
0345 050 3682
Frances Astbury
Senior Associate
0345 050 3207
Emma Bacon
Senior Associate
0345 166 6291
Alexa Basquil
Senior Associate
0345 030 5784
Rosanna Brown
Senior Associate
0345 073 8550
Thomas Childs
Senior Associate
0345 404 1746
Emma Fitzmaurice
Senior Associate
0345 274 6880
Thomas Goodwin
Senior Associate
0345 274 6905
Stephanie Gozney
Senior Associate
0345 166 6293
Karen Grant
Senior Associate
0345 050 3603
Fiona Harrison
Senior Associate
0345 271 6727
Sabah Iqbal
Senior Associate
0345 274 6812
Eleanor Kerr
Senior Associate
0345 271 6731
Sophie Komisarczuk
Senior Associate
0345 274 6833
Petya Koycheva
Senior Associate
0345 128 6979
Daniel Meyer
Senior Associate
0345 404 4147
Iram Noordin
Senior Associate
0345 166 6262
Chloe Oram
Senior Associate
0345 030 5801
Sam Pomfret
Senior Associate
0345 077 9699
Anna Protheroe
Senior Associate
0345 128 6983
Barry Richards
Senior Associate
0345 126 4374
Tristan Sharples
Senior Associate
0345 271 6737
Bridget Smith
Senior Associate
0345 274 6893
Caroline Thomas
Senior Associate
0345 073 8554
Elizabeth Wildhaber
Senior Associate
0345 274 6865
Lee Williams
Senior Associate
0345 126 3769
Claire Yarrow
Senior Associate
0345 404 4165
Liz Young
Senior Associate
0345 050 3677
Chris Musgrave
Associate
0345 166 6260
Onward with the creation of Freeports
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Articles 27th Mar 2020- Acting for Aldi in connection with an application for an injunction made by its tenant, Iceland, where Iceland was seeking to prevent Aldi from carrying out an extension to its supermarket in Cambridge. We provided both legal and commercial advice throughout and pushed the matter on such that we got to a full trial within 6 weeks at which the High Court dismissed Iceland’s application. Iceland Foods Ltd v Aldi Stores Ltd. Acting for Aldi on their acquisition programme in the South East of England. This includes the acquisition of existing retail space and developer-led retail park sites and there have been a significant number of sites secured over the past 3 years.
- Advised Experian, the world’s leading global information services company and a member of the FTSE 100, on numerous acquisitions and disposals including the acquisitions of HD Decisions Limited (the UK’s leading provider of pre-qualification solutions) and data management software company X88 Software Limited.
- Advising Tarmac as O&M Contractor in relation to the £600 million Mersey Gateway Project. The project featured the first wrapped bonds under the UK Infrastructure Guarantee programme and an innovative financing structure including long term commercial banking financing, a construction working capital facility and long term mezzanine finance.
- Advised Travis Perkins plc, one of the largest suppliers to the UK’s building and construction industry with over 2,000 outlets and 28,000+ employees. This has involved numerous corporate transactions, including an investment in Staircraft (the market leading supplier of timber staircases to the UK’s major house builders) and the acquisition of TF Solutions (one of the UK’s leading air conditioning and refrigeration distributors).
- Advising Santander and Lloyds Bank plc on a regular basis in connection with debt and development funding, particularly in the Care sector. Development funding for three new GP surgeries with community facilities. This was a complicated land assembly and security arrangements, pre-lets to GP surgeries, NHS, Pharmacies and local business, interplay with grant funding. Freeths acted for Lloyds Bank in connection with the funding, property and construction aspects of the transaction.
- Managing employment relations for 2 Sisters Food Group. As sole employment advisers to 2 Sisters Food Group, which employs 23,000 staff across 40 sites, including Fox’s Biscuits, Goodfella’s Pizzas and Holland’s Pies brands, our employment team handles a constant flow of employment queries relating to all types of employment situations.
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Freeths are a leading national law firm with 13 offices across the UK. If you have a query about our services or just want to find out more, why not give us a call?
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